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And the riders and the equipment of the horse that others could put on their horses, even if it was in their saddlebags, could only be done by him alone. And those mentioned could not choose them in his presence unless they were riding with him or each of them was in their own battle and diwan. And the types of clothing worn by the wealthy people of Darfur, from imported goods, are the tishash, the English baath, and silk garments on festival days like Eid. And the khammas are adorned, and they have cloaks they wrap themselves in, which are like the amala that are wrapped in the region of Egypt. These are either from al-alajah or from al-shanash, but they have long fringes. These cloaks are worn around the neck or placed on the chest and shoulders. And when the wearer appears before the Sultan, he ties it around his waist, which is considered a sign of complete etiquette among them. If it is not imported, it is the kuttuf, which is a garment of very fine spun cotton, twenty cubits long and one cubit wide. And the average person wears the imported shuteer, which is a dyed blue abka. And some cloth is brought to them from the Maghreb, meaning from the lands of Wadai and Bornu, called al-teko and al-fadhani. They are not wide because the width of the piece is only a qirat. They follow them and their tailoring. The aforementioned al-teko and al-fadhani are black, but al-fadhani, although black, can be seen, its color